Where does “самобытность” come from?

самобытность (Russian) comes from Russian -ость, from Proto-Slavic -ostь — Used with adjectival stems to form abstract...

самобытность (Russian): originality, (unique) identity, distinctive character

Definitions

  1. originality, (unique) identity, distinctive character

Ancestry of “самобытность”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-ость-ness, -ity
2Proto-Slavic-ostьUsed with adjectival stems to form abstract...
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ostь →Every word from Russian -ость →